Jattaea Explained

Jattaea is a genus of fungi in the family Calosphaeriaceae.^[1]

The genus name of Jattaea is in honour of Antonio Jatta (1852–1912), who was an Italian politician and lichenologist..^[2]

The genus was circumscribed by Augusto Napoleone Berlese in Icon. Fung. vol.3 on page 6 in 1900.

Species

• Jattaea algeriensis
• Jattaea berlesiana
• Jattaea brevirostris
• Jattaea ceanothina
• Jattaea cornina
• Jattaea curvicolla
• Jattaea faginea
• Jattaea herbicola
• Jattaea leucospermi
• Jattaea microtheca
• Jattaea mookgoponga
• Jattaea pleurostoma
• Jattaea prunicola
• Jattaea spermatozoides
• Jattaea stachybotryoides
• Jattaea villosa

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jattaea Berl., 1900 . www.gbif.org . 23 April 2022 . en.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.